Background
He was the second son of William Townsend of Walton, Lancashire, and matriculated at The Queen"s College, Oxford, on 4 July 1820, graduating Bachelor of Arts in 1824 and Master of Arts
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William Townsend
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In 1827. On 25 November 1828 he was called to the bar at Lincoln"s Inn. Townsend first attached himself to the northern circuit, and then practised at the Cheshire and Manchester assizes. Later he obtained a practice on the North Wales circuit.
In 1833 he was elected recorder of Macclesfield.
In March 1850 he was appointed a queen"s counsel, and in the same year became a bencher of Lincoln"s Inn. He was buried in the vaults of Lincoln"s Inn.
In 1834 Townsend married Frances, second daughter of Richard Wood of Macclesfield, who survived him. He died without issue.
